Apple’s WWDC Set For June 2nd

As all of you no doubt know, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, also known as WWDC is a conference held annually in California by Apple Inc. This year’s edition will be held on June 2nd. WWDC 2014 will be held at Moscone West in San Francisco ? the same venue as in previous years. This year’s conference will run for five days, from June 2nd to June 6th. This year’s WWDC promises to tell us all about the future of both iOS and OS X. It also promises to offer iOS and OS X developers “the latest tools and technologies” to continue to make innovative apps. WWDC 2014 will also include more than 100 technical sessions and there will be more than 1000 Apple engineers to speak to, and also the Apple Design Awards (the best apps of 2013).

Last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference was held from June 10 to 14. Tickets for last year’s WWDV went on sale at 10 am PDT on April 25, 2013 and sold out within 71 seconds. AT WWDC 2013 Apple unveiled a redesigned model of the Mac Pro, AirPort Time Capsule, and AirPort Extreme as well as updated models of the MacBook Air. Apple has also showcased OS X Mavericks, iOS 7, iWork for iCloud and a new music streaming service named iTunes Radio.

As mentioned, this year WWDC will tell us about the future of iOS and OS X so you can expect to see iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 unveiled. We will also probably find out about the next generation MacBook Air and maybe new MacBook Pros. Regarding the sessions that will be presented by Apple engineers, they will cover:

Design – Creating a delightful user experience for your app is vital. Learn how to refine the UI of your iOS and OS X apps and games to focus on simplicity, content, and ease of use. See how the effective use of layering, animation, and refined visual touches can add vitality and improve overall user experience, making your app more compelling, familiar, and engaging. Dive deep into valuable design concepts and techniques to enhance the usability and appeal of your app, refine your approach to prototyping, improve the experience of on-boarding new users, and optimize your designs for In-App Purchase. Speak to Apple?s UI experts in the User Interface Design Lab to receive design guidance tailored for your app or game.

App Frameworks – Learn how to modernize your code for what’s coming next. UIKit and AppKit provide the essential infrastructure for drawing to the screen, handling events and gestures, and creating common user interface elements within your iOS app or Mac app. Explore new enhancements to these key frameworks. Learn to incorporate realistic motion, fluid transitions, and real-world behavior and characteristics such as gravity into your app?s animations. Discover how to use Auto Layout to create adaptive app interfaces, simplify your code, and make it easier to support multiple screen sizes and orientations. Add powerful text handling and typographical features with Text Kit. Support the multi-lingual capabilities and accessibility features of iOS and OS X to bring more of what your app has to offer to users who speak other languages and to users with disabilities.

Services – Take your app?s functionality beyond the device with a wealth of frameworks and services available in iOS and OS X. Allow people to share valuable content with friends, social networks, and other services from within your UI. Gain an understanding about how best to store content in iCloud, keep your app content up to date automatically, and give your users a consistent and seamless experience across iCloud-enabled devices. Learn how to support Passbook to add convenience and time- or location-based store cards, passes, and tickets. Dig into the latest capabilities of notifications, multi-tasking, calendaring, reminders, and more. Find out what?s new with StoreKit and Newsstand, and learn the latest techniques for selling premium content, virtual goods, and subscriptions directly from within your free or paid app.

Location and Motion – iOS 7 offers powerful location-based technologies such as iBeacon technology, region monitoring, and geofencing, so your app can give people detailed information about where they are and how active they are. Learn how to use the M7 motion coprocessor and Core Motion framework to efficiently measure motion and heading data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass. Gain insight into guiding people to their destinations through enhancements to the Map Kit framework, such as new directions APIs, 3D maps support, controlling viewing perspective, and detailed map overlays.

Graphics and Games – iOS and OS X offer an incredible array of cutting-edge graphics and game technologies. Learn how to create apps that are 64-bit optimized, motion aware, power smart, and take advantage of the rich capabilities of iOS and OS X. See how OpenGL ES provides access to the exceptional power of the Apple A7 chip to deliver innovative graphics in games and other 3D apps. Learn more about Sprite Kit, the intuitive graphics framework ready-made for developing 2D action games, platformers, puzzle games, and much more. Understand Scene Kit and see how to efficiently load, manipulate, and render 3D scenes on OS X. See how OpenGL and OpenCL let your app unleash the parallel compute and rendering power of the Mac Pro. Get expert tips and advice for supporting MFi game controllers, Game Center, and much more.

Media – Apple provides state-of-the-art tools and technologies for developing apps that deliver dynamic audio, video, and other types of engaging content. Gain expert insight into best practices and understand the key concepts underlying the modern media architecture of iOS and OS X. Dive into enhancements to AV Foundation and learn about capturing, editing, playing, and streaming audio and video. Check out the power of Core Image and integrate amazing effects and detectors in your camera and photo apps. Learn how your apps can take advantage of professional-grade technologies for playing, processing and recording audio. See how iAd brings unique and compelling ad experiences to your users, making it easy for you to earn revenue and promote your app. Discover new features and best practices for using web technologies to deliver a great experience in Safari and within native apps.

Core OS – Core OS technologies underpin everything in iOS and OS X, providing the foundations you need to create apps that are fast, secure, connected, and power-efficient. Gain a deep understanding of iOS and OS X security and find out what you need to do to protect users? privacy. Hear what?s new in networking and connectivity, for communication with network servers, nearby iOS devices, and interfacing with third-party accessories. Discover how to optimize your networking and use of system services, including inter-process communication, to ensure high-performance and long battery life. Learn about the latest developments for iOS in the business and education markets.

Tools and Performance – Xcode provides you with essential tools you need to write better code and high-quality iOS and Mac apps. Learn how to quickly turn your designs into reality by laying out complex interfaces using storyboards in Interface Builder. Easily manage your images and Retina Display quality artwork using Asset Catalogs. Modernize your code to take advantage of the 64-bit architecture of the A7. See how to monitor performance while debugging in Xcode using built-in Debug Gauges, and gain a better understanding of how Instruments provides a deeper analysis of your app?s performance and overall responsiveness. Have the experts show you how to incorporate OS X Server to create bots to continuously build your app.

We mentioned that tickets for last year’s Worldwide Developers Conference sold out in less than three minutes. This year, for the first time, Apple changed to way it distributes tickets for the Worldwide Developers Conference. Instead of selling the tickets through its website, Apple is going to randomly give them to developers who were members of an Apple developer program at the time of the conference announcement and who register at Apple’s developer web site. If you are a registered iOS developer, you can apply for the chance to get a WWDC ticket until 10am PDT on 7th April. To apply head to Apple’s WWDC web page.

Apple is also offering 200 free tickets to students as Students Scholarships. If you are not among the lucky winners, then you can still watch a live stream of the State of the Union session ? the keynote for developers ? and the Apple Design awards. You also be able to watch the other sessions later. We would like to know what you expect Apple to announce at this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Use the dedicated section below the article to leave a comment. You can also read the full press release below:

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Kicks Off June 2 at Moscone West in San Francisco

Developers Can Apply for WWDC Tickets Starting Today

CUPERTINO, California?April 3, 2014?Apple? today announced that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) June 2 through June 6 at San Francisco?s Moscone West. At this year?s five-day conference, developers from around the world will learn about the future of iOS and OS X?, giving them the latest tools and technologies to continue creating the most innovative apps for the millions of iOS and Mac? customers worldwide. WWDC will feature more than 100 technical sessions, over 1,000 Apple engineers, hands-on labs to help developers integrate new technologies and fine tune their apps, as well as the Apple Design Awards which showcase the best apps from the past year.

Developers can apply for tickets via the WWDC website (developer.apple.com/wwdc) now through Monday, April 7 at 10:00 a.m. PDT, and tickets will be issued to attendees through random selection. Developers will know their status by Monday, April 7 at 5:00 p.m. PDT. There will also be 200 Student Scholarships available, giving students around the world the chance to earn a free ticket (developer.apple.com/wwdc/students). This year the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and its alliance partners will help promote scholarships to female engineers and coders.

?We have the most amazing developer community in the world and have a great week planned for them,? said Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. ?Every year the WWDC audience becomes more diverse, with developers from almost every discipline you can imagine and coming from every corner of the globe. We look forward to sharing with them our latest advances in iOS and OS X so they can create the next generation of great apps.?

WWDC 2014 activities include:

• More than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a wide range of topics for developing, deploying and integrating the latest iOS and OS X technologies;
• more than 1,000 Apple engineers supporting over 100 hands-on labs and events to provide developers with code-level assistance, insight into optimal development techniques and guidance on how they can make the most of iOS and OS X technologies in their apps;
• the latest innovations, features and capabilities of iOS and OS X, and how to enhance an app?s functionality, performance, quality and design;
• the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iOS and OS X developers from around the world?last year more than 60 countries were represented;
• a new series of get togethers for attendees focused on particular topics with special guest speakers and activities;
• engaging and inspirational lunchtime sessions with leading minds and influencers from the worlds of technology, science and entertainment; and
• Apple Design Awards which recognize iPhone?, iPad? and Mac apps that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.

Monday?s State of the Union session and the Apple Design Awards will be live streamed via the WWDC website giving more developers around the world access to the latest information in real time. Videos from all technical sessions will be posted throughout the week on the Apple Developer website (developer.apple.com/wwdc/videos) and will be available to all registered developers.

Please go to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2014 website (developer.apple.com/wwdc) to apply for a ticket, as well as for updates and more information.

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